Tuesday, Feb. 5th would have been Soke Kuniba’s 78th birthday! He was the founder of the style of karate that we practice, Motobu-ha Shito-ryu. A great teacher and father figure to many of us who had the opportunity to train with him! His teachings and skill will always...
Thank you to everyone from our CMAC family who donated items to our recent Christmas collection! Your generosity and unselfishness never seem to amaze me! I’m sure you were able to make many kids and their families happy this Christmas! Pictured are some of the board members of...
Our old friends, Sheree Adams and MM Graham, visited from Austin, TX and came in for some kobudo training! Their student David Glenn was also present! We reviewed bo and nunchaku and had time to catch up and hear about their recent trip to Okinawa! Sheree and MM...
Little River Elementary had a full week of fund raising for breast cancer awareness! Sensei Gurganus taught kid’s karate class on Wed. night!
CMAC sponsored the 5th hole and had a team participate in the annual Special Olympics golf tournament at Duke golf course! Thank you, Jacob, Josh, and Jason for representing Team CMAC! The event raised over $5,000.00 for Special Olympics! Team CMAC! Jacob, Josh, Jason 5th Hole sponsor!
On Oct. 6th we raised $1,200.00 for Special Olympics of Durham County!!! The event was sponsored by the Diversity in Martial Arts Association and is going to be an annual event! All proceeds went to the newly started equestrian program! Great job to all the participants and instructors...
Congratulations to David Henshall, Nancy Chase, and Nathan Henshall for their recent wins at the AAU Nationals! David Henshall – Silver(short weapons), Bronze(individual kumite)! Nancy Chase – Gold(kata), Gold(short weapons), Gold(long weapons), Gold(team kumite),Silver(individual kumite)! Nathan Henshall – Silver(kata), Bronze(short weapons)! Great job everyone!!! We will start team...
Congratulations to Team CMAC for an outstanding performance at the AAU State tournament on March17th in Raliegh! Results were as follows (L-R). Nathan Henshall: Kata-Gold, Kobudo-Silver, Kumite-Bronze. Shihan Kevin Gurganus: Kata-Gold, Kobudo-Gold. Sensei David Henshall: Kumite-Gold, Kodudo-Silver, Kata-Bronze. Sensei Nancy Chase: Kata-Gold, Kobudo-Gold, Kumite-Silver. Sensei Henshall had a...